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Our award-winning Signing Time videos teach basic American Sign Language (ASL) vocabulary words. Signing Time makes learning sign language fun and easy!

Signing Time was created for children of all ages and abilities. Baby Signing Time is recommended for ages 0–2 and Signing Time is recommended for ages 3–8.

Signing Time was co-created by the mother of a deaf child out of her desire to empower other children to communicate with her daughter. Read the inspiring story behind the creation of Signing Time.

• Baby Signing Time: 4 videos
• Signing Time Season One: 13 videos
• Signing Time Season Two: 13 videos
• Practice Time: 2 videos
• Story Time: 1 video
• Sing & Sign: 1 video
• Signing Time Sentences: 3 videos
• New content is always being added to My Signing Time.

Supportive materials such as ebooks, flashcards, music, and more are also available at My Signing Time.

Host Rachel Coleman teaches each featured sign and then sings (and signs) original songs to help your child practice. There's also footage of Alex and Leah — real kids and cousins in real life; Leah is deaf and Alex can hear — as well as footage of children and families signing in context.

Each video is approximately 30 minutes long plus approximately 15 minutes of bonus material including interviews, bloopers, sign variations, and behind-the-scenes segments. All products are closed-captioned with optional English subtitles.

Baby Signing Time is designed specifically for babies 3–36 months old. This four-volume series sets your baby's day to music as you learn signs and songs for everyday events such as eating, washing hands, sleep time, family members, pets, and more. The format combines original songs, animation, and real signing babies age 2 and under demonstrating each sign.

Once you've "graduated" from Baby Signing Time, move to Signing Time Season One, starting with Volumes 1–3. You can find the full collection at My Signing Time.

Season One is the original 13 volumes of Signing Time (released 2002–2006). Each volume teaches approximately 30 signs and exposes viewers to countless others through song.

Season One titles:

1. My First Signs
2. Playtime Signs
3. Everyday Signs
4. Family, Feelings and Fun
5. ABC Signs
6. My Favorite Things
7. Leah's Farm
8. The Great Outdoors
9. The Zoo Train
10. My Day
11. My Neighborhood
12. Time to Eat
13. Welcome to School

Themes include: baby's first words, play time, foods, family members, feelings/emotions, outdoors and nature, physical activities, ABCs and numbers, school and classroom, neighborhood themes, and basic colors.

Season Two contains an additional 13 volumes (released 2007–2008) with more original music and new teaching approaches. Season Two reinforces signs from Season One and builds your ASL vocabulary with many new signs, including learning modules like "Counting Time" and "ABC Time."

Season Two titles:

1. Nice to Meet You
2. Happy Birthday To You
3. Move and Groove
4. My Favorite Season
5. Going Outside
6. Days of the Week
7. My Favorite Sport
8. My House
9. My Things
10. Helping Out Around the House
11. Once Upon a Time
12. Box of Crayons
13. Who Has the Frog?

One episode-specific theme song: Each episode is built around a single theme with one theme-related song. Signs are taught in segments, each followed by the next verse of the song, so viewers master signs and song together in bite-sized pieces.

Multiple levels of vocabulary building: Season Two introduces fewer explicitly taught signs alongside many "contextual signs" that children pick up through repeated viewing. Rachel signs key words and phrases rather than everything spoken, making content accessible to younger viewers while still challenging them.

Learning Modules: Segments within each episode that reinforce the theme or signs being taught — Counting Time, Game Time, ABC Time, Moving/Hopping Time, and Story Time — each with its own theme song.

Practice Time includes two videos (ABCs and 123s) with a unique interactive feature that lets you practice your ASL skills. Each practice segment is randomized so it's different every time. Great for any age!

Practice Time 123s: Rachel teaches you to count to 20 in ASL, then leads you through interactive counting exercises — reading signs she shows and signing numbers you see on screen.

Practice Time ABCs: Rachel teaches each letter of the ASL manual alphabet, then leads you through interactive fingerspelling exercises. An excellent way to reinforce early reading skills!

Sing & Sign is one of our most-requested products — a 90-minute video containing 13 of the most popular songs from Signing Time (Season One) Volumes 1–6. Rachel walks you through each song while teaching the key ASL concepts so you can sign your favorites from beginning to end. Multiple viewing options: Learn to Sign, Sing & Sign along with Rachel, or just watch the music segments.

Story Time is like a video storybook! Watch and learn many new signs as Rachel introduces six original stories. Words appear on screen with key words highlighted, and Rachel teaches and uses each key sign as you read and sign along.

Signing Time Sentences teaches beginning ASL to kids ages 4 and up. Alex, Leah, Rachel, and Hopkins are back! This series builds on the 1,000+ vocabulary words taught in Signing Time and introduces ASL grammar and sentence structure. Each episode comes in two editions: Leah's Voice On (for beginners) and Leah's Voice Off (for more advanced practice). Available at My Signing Time.

Yes! Videos, songs, flashcards, and ebooks are available at My Signing Time.

Signing Time aired on US public television stations, Nick Jr., and Netflix. Our contracts ended and all content was moved to My Signing Time. There are many options to view the videos on your favorite devices.